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VideoLive coverage: SpaceX rocket delivers 52 more Starlink internet satellites into orbit
SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket Wednesday at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California with 52 Starlink internet satellites, following a two-day delay to allow more time for pre-flight checkouts and to give priority to launch of a SpaceX crew mission launch from Florida. Liftoff of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg occurred at 4:10 p.m. PDT (7:10 p.m. EDT; 2310 GMT).
VideoLive coverage: Multinational crew docks at space station
A multinational crew from the United States, Japan, and Russia launched from NASA's Kennedy Space Center at 12 p.m. EDT (1600 GMT) Wednesday in pursuit of the International Space Station. The four-person crew rode a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft to docking at the space station at 5:01 p.m. EDT (2101 GMT) Thursday to begin a five-month science expedition.
VideoLive coverage: Atlas 5 rocket lifts off with two SES communications satellites
A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket lifted off Tuesday from Cape Canaveral on a dual spacecraft delivery mission for the commercial telecom satellite operator SES. The Atlas 5 blasted off at 5:36 p.m. EDT (2136 GMT) at the opening of a 45-minute launch window.
VideoAtlas 5 rocket rolls launch pad at Cape Canaveral with two SES comsats
United Launch Alliance hauled an Atlas 5 rocket to its launch pad Monday at Cape Canaveral on the eve of a planned blastoff with two commercial television broadcasting satellites for SES, owner of one of the largest fleets of geostationary communications spacecraft.
VideoFirefly reaches orbit in successful demonstration launch from California
Firefly Aerospace said its privately-developed Alpha small satellite launcher achieved "100% mission success" on a test flight from California early Saturday, adding another provider to the growing roster of commercial companies that have successfully fired a rocket into orbit.
VideoLive coverage: Crew dress rehearsal, SpaceX static fire completed Sunday
NASA astronauts Nicole Mann and Josh Cassada, Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata, and Russian cosmonaut Anna Kikina arrived at Kennedy Space Center on Saturday to begin the final few days of launch preparations before they depart on a five-month expedition on the International Space Station. The crew completed a a dress rehearsal Sunday, when they boarded the Dragon spacecraft on launch pad 39A to practice for launch day. SpaceX followed that with a test-firing of the Falcon 9's main engines at 4 p.m. EDT (2000 GMT).
VideoLive coverage: Firefly launches Alpha rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base
Firefly Aerospace successfully reached orbit with the second test flight of the company's Alpha small satellite launcher. The Alpha rocket took off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 12:01 a.m. PDT (3:01 a.m. EDT; 0701 GMT) Saturday.
VideoLive coverage: Russian cosmonauts land in Kazakhstan
Three Russian cosmonauts rode a Soyuz spacecraft back to Earth Thursday after departing the International Space Station to wrap up 195 days. The Soyuz MS-21 spacecraft carrying cosmonauts Oleg Artemyev, Denis Matveev, and Sergey Korsakov undocked from the station at 3:34 a.m. EDT (0734 GMT) and landed at 6:57 a.m. EDT (1057 GMT).
VideoLive updates: NASA reports minimal damage to Kennedy Space Center
Watch live views from our cameras at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida as Hurricane Ian moves away from Florida after bringing heavy rain and gusty winds to the Space Coast. NASA moved the Artemis 1 moon rocket back inside the Vehicle Assembly Building on Tuesday, and the agency reported minimal damage from the storm.
VideoLive coverage: NASA’s Artemis 1 rocket rolls back to VAB for hurricane protection
NASA rolled the Space Launch System moon rocket back to the Vehicle Assembly Building early Tuesday at the Kennedy Space Center, moving the more than 30-story-tall launcher to safety as Hurricane Ian threatens Florida. The decision to roll the rocket back to the VAB will likely delay launch of the Artemis 1 lunar test flight until November.